82 Hyundai workers hurt in labor clash in South Korea

Hyundai said 82 workers were injured in a labor dispute at a plant in South Korea. (File)

Hyundai Motor Co. says 82 workers at its largest auto
assembly plant were injured in a Saturday clash with labor activists, Bloomberg
reports.

The three-hour dispute in Ulsan, South Korea, was between
Hyundai security guards and managers and activists from an umbrella group of labor unions that
were demanding better conditions for temporary workers. The company estimated $2
million in damages.

Some members of the group tried to use force to enter the plant, throwing bamboo sticks and stones at Hyundai security personnel, who in turn used fire hoses to keep them at bay, Bloomberg said.

The automaker has been the subject of periodic wage
protests, including a 2012 walkout that cost the company $1.5 billion in lost
production.